Electric iron



Dec. 8, 1925- J. w. sLATE ET AL ELECTRIC IRON Filed Jan. 29,

1924 2 Sheets-Sheet l ATTORNEY Des. 8, 1925. 1,564,371

J. W. SLATE ET AL ELECTRIC IRON Filed Jan, 29, 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 To allwhomc't may concern:

Patented Dec. 8, 1925.

Y UNITED STATES `PATENT ori-Ice E.'

JOHN' w. sLAfrE AND IIEnB'ER'r L. MITCHELL, or IIIGII POINT, Non'rn CAROLINA.

ELECTRIC. IRON.

Application led January 29, 1924. Serial No. 689,315.

Be it known that we, JOHN W. SLA'IE and HERBERT MITCHELL, citizens of the United States, residing at High Point, in the county of Guilford and vState of North Carolina,

have invented new and useful Improvements in Electric Irons, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in electric irons, the general object of the in vention being to provide means whereby the current can be easily controlled by the thumb orv finger of the hand engaging the with parts in section.

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' parts in a diierent position.

handle of the iron.

Another object of the invention is to provide means for closing the'circuit when the iron is placed on one end.

' This inventionv also consists inI certain other features of construction and in. the combination and' arrangement of the several parts, to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanyingfdrawings 'and lspecifically pointed out in claim.

In describing the invention indetail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which Figure 1 is an elevation of the Invention,V

Figure 2 is an end view. 1 s

Figure 3 is a view of a ortion .of the front end of the handle part o the iron. i

Figure 4 is a section online l-4 of Figa Figure 5 is a similar view but showing the Figure 6 is a view showing the ironrestin upon one end.

igure 7 is a sectional detail view of the switch.

Figure 8 is a similar'view but showing the parts-in aditerent position.

Figures 9 and 10 are views of the switch operating member. A Figure 11 is a section on line 11-11 of Figure 8.

In these4 views, 1 indicates the iron, 2 the handle and 3 the bracket .or frame which connects the handle withthe iron.

rying outour invention we provide a frame or 'bracket 1 at the rear of the iron which is connected with the body and with the rear end of the handle and this frame carries the',

switch casing 5 which .is providedv with the the appended In car- )socketsfor receiving the terminalsof the usual plug 6 which is electrically connected Iwith a source of supply. The' Switch is of the usual snap construction and in- `cludes the U-shaped movable part 7 and the v upper one of which is provided with a collar 13 and has its end passing through a hole in the top part of the frame 4. A spring'14 is arranged in this upper part and has its ends bearing against the frame 4 and the collar 13 so asA to hold the member in its lwest position with the switch in open position. A. plate 15 is pivoted'to the lower part of the frame, andhas a cam 16 thereon which engages the lower end of the reciprocating` member, the plate being provided with a `stop 17 for limiting its outward movement under the influence of the spring actuated yreciprocating member. beyond the-frame in such a manner that when the iron is turnedfuponl its end, as shown in Figure 6, the plate is lforced upwardly so that the cam part 16 will force the The plate projects reciprocating member outwardly against the f action of its spring and thus close the switch -so that the circuit to the iron will be closed as long as the iron is resting upon one end.

As soon as the iron is turned over the spring will move the parts to a po'sitonto open the switch aga-inand thus current will not flow to the heating elements of the iron.

We also provide means for closing the switch byfhand and such means consists of f a rod 18 assing'through the handle of the iron and aving an arm 19 thereon havin a rounded end forv engaging the collar 13 o the reciprocating member. The end of the rod has a finger piece. 20 thereon which has a portion lymg adjacent the end of the handle so that it can be depressed. by the' lthumb or finger ofthe handv grasping the handle so as to rock therod 18 and cause its arm -19 to move thecollar and thus move' the member 11 upwardly against the action ofthe spring to close the switch. vVlhen the 'y thumb or iingerl is removed from the finger piece t-he spring will return switch opening position.

,the parts' to It will thus be seen that We have pro: vided spring means for normally holding i placing the iron upon its end. Thus the temperature of the iron can be easily controlledwvitliout rendering it necessary to actuate the lusual switch which is located at a distance from the iron. This invention permits theironto be kept at thiI most eicient temperature vWith the minimum amount of electric current. Y.

'Itis thought from the fo1egoin0"descrip tion thatthe advantages and novel features of the invention will be readily apparent.

We desire it to be understood that We may make changesin the construction and in the combination. and arrangement of the several arts, provided that such changes fall With- 71n the scope of the appended cla-ima That we claim is An electric liron comprising a frame at the rear end thereof, a switchcarried by the frame, av vertically arranged rod connected With the switch for actuatingv the same when the rod is reciprocated, a shoulder on-the rod, a spring engaging the shoulder and the top of the rod for holding the rod in a position with the switch open, a plate pivoted to the frame and having a campart engaging the bottom of the rod,` a stop on the platefor limiting its movement by the rod, said plate'l` extending beyond the frame so thatwhen the iron is supported by the frame the plate will be moved inwardly and thus raise the rod to close the switch, a rod passing through the handle of the iron, an arm on one end ot said rodengaging the shoulder on the first arm and a thin finger member on the front. 0nd of the rod passing through the handle ot the iron.

HERBERT L. MITCHELL. JOHN lV. SLATE. 

